Non-refillable bottle



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B. SASSENHOFF.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE. I

Patented Nov. 2, 1897.

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NITED STATES PATENT Fries.

ERNESTO SASSENHOFF, OF NEW- YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO THE ECLIPSE NONREFILLING BOTTLE COMPANY, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 592,940, dated November 2, 1897.

Application filed September 25, 1896. Serial No. 606,912. .(No model.) Patented in England November 10, 1896, No. 25,255 in Belgium November 16, 1896, No. 124,603, and in Ganada November 17, 1896, No. 54,086.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ERNESTO SASSENHOFF,

a subject of the Emperor of Germany, and a resident of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Non- Refillable Bottles, of which the following is a specification, and which have been patented in Canada by Letters Patent No. 54,086, dated November 17,, 1896; in Great Britain by Letters Patent N 0. 25,255, dated November 10, 1896, and in Belgium by Letters Patent No. 124,603, dated November 16, 1896.

The invention relates to improvements in non-refillable bottles; and it consists in the device hereinafter described and claimed, which is applied within the neck of the bottle and which while permitting the discharge of the liquid therefrom will absolutely prevent the bottle from being'refilled.

The device constituting the invention will become a fixture within the neck of the bottle at a suitable distance below the top thereof to permit of the insertion of the usual cork, and the said device will occupy the usual space in said neck between the cork and the liquid.

The nature of the invention and its peculiarities of construction will appear in full in the detailed description hereinafter presented, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a front elevation of the device constituting the invention, shown applied within the neck of the bottle, the latter being in vertical section. vation of same. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of same, looking in the direction of the arrow 3 in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a like view of same, looking in the direction of the arrow 4 in Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a top view of the neck of the bottle containing the device embodying the invention. Fig. 6 is a bottom view of said device. Fig. 7 is a central vertical section of same on the dotted line 7 7 'of Fig. 6. Fig. Sis afront elevation of same, showing the manner of retaining the gate or valve in its open position before and during the first filling of the Fig. 2 is a rear ele-' bottle, the latter being shown in section; and Fig. 9 is a side elevation of same. In the drawings, A designates the bottle, and B the device constituting my invention secured within the neck of the said bottle and which prevents the refilling of the same. The said device B will have its vertical sides conform to the inner walls of the neck of the bottle, and it is formed with the exterior grooves C D, which are substantially in alinement with one another and terminate in the chamber E over the hood F, which hood is less in width than said chamber, whereby passages G H are formed along the opposite sides thereof. The hood F is directly over the gate or valve I, the latter being at about the Vertical center of the lower portion of the device B and being hinged at its upper end and entirely within the Vertical plane of the outer edge of said hood F. Directly below the hood F is formed the horizontal base J, upon which when the bottle is in a vertical position will rest the ball K. The gate or valve I is held in its closed position by the ball K, and when closed covers the aperture L, which leads into the chamber M, formed in the lower part of the device B, as shown more clearly in Fig. 7. Theaperture L is substantially transverse in its direction, and the chamber M turns downward and opens into the bottle at one side of the base J.

The grooves C D are of irregular outline So and may probably be more readily traced by starting with Fig.4,which shows the upper portion of said grooves as first extending downward, then curving to the left, and then extending downward a suitable distance, thence extending on horizontal lines (shown in Fig.

2) toward the opposite side of the device B, and then turning upward, as shown in Fig. 3, and finally terminating in the chamber E, as illustrated in Fig. 1. The outlines of the grooves C D are important, since they effectually aid in preventing the refilling of the bottle. v

The device B, less the ball K and gate or valve I, will preferably be in one piece of ma- 5 terial, and by preference of glass, while the gate or valveI will preferably be of some light material, such as cork. The device 13 may be secured within the neck of the bottle either before or after or during the manufacture of the bottle, and when the said bottle is made in sections the said device may be secured within the neck after the parts of the bottle have been formed, and when once secured within said neck becomes a fixture therein and is not intended for removal.

During the securing of the device B within the neck of the bottle it will be important to maintain the gate or valve I in its open position and to retain it in such position until the bottle has been filled, since if this should not be done it would be found impossible ever to fill the bottle, and in order to maintain the gate or valve I in its open position a looped cord, string, or wire will be passed around the gate or valve I (while the latter is held open and the ball K is within the hood F) and have its ends passed through one or both of the grooves C D and exposed at the top of the bottle, where by any suitable means the ends of said string or wire may be held or fastened in order not to require manual attention prior to the filling of the bottle.

In Figs. Sand 9 I illustrate the gate or valve I in its open position and the string or cord for maintaining it open preparatoryto the filling of the bottle. After the bottle has been filled the exposed upper ends of the string, cord, or wire are separated, and by slight force applied to one end of the string the latter may be conveniently withdrawn from the bottle. Upon the withdrawal of the string, which is lettered N, the ball K will instantly close the gate or valve I, and the entrance of any further liquid to the bottle will be absolutely prevented. The gate I and ball K will not, however,prevent the liquid from beingpoured from the bottle, since when the bottle is tilted in proper position with its lower end upward the gate or valve I will open, the ball at such time leaving it, and the liquid will escape through the opening L and around the hood F into the chamber E and thence find an outlet through one or both of the grooves G D. Upon the return of the bottle to its vertical position the ball will assist the immediate closing of the valve I.

The form of the grooves C D is such that they will effectually resist the entrance of any instrument intended to reach and open the valve or gate I in any attempt to refill the bottle, and said grooves are two in numher, in order that one may serve as an air passage or vent, while the other permits the escape of the liquid from the bottle when the latter is properly tilted upward to effect that a drical bodyof the device B and are of special advantage when of the form illustrated in the drawings. I do not, however, in every instance limit the invention to the special form of grooves shown.

The gate or valve I when the bottle is in a vertical position will have a natural tendency to close, but will be greatly assisted in its closing movement by means of the ball K. I prefer to have the gate or valve I upon a slight outward incline, as shown in the drawings, but do not limit the invention to any special inclination of said gate or valve I.

\Vhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The bottle containing the device B for preventing the refilling, which device contains the grooves C, D, the chamber E to which said grooves lead, the hood F at the lower portion of said chamber, the hinged gate or valve I below said hood and arranged to close or open the aperture L, and the ball K arranged to close the said gate or valve; substantially as set forth.

2. The bottle containing the device 13, the latter being provided with the grooves O, D, which extenddownward and thence turn laterally and thence downwardly and thence laterally and thence upwardly to their terminus, the chamber E in which said grooves terminate, the hood F at the lower portion of said chamber, the hinged gate or valve I below said hood, the base at the front of said valve, the ball adapted to close the valve, the passages for the liquid at the sides of said hood, and the aperture L adapted to be closed by said gate or valve; substantially as set forth.

3. The bottle containing the device B, the latter having the chamber M and aperture L adjacent to its lower portion, the substantially vertical gate or valve I adapted to close said aperture and hinged at its upper end, the base at the front of said valve, the ball adapted to close said valve, and an irregular groove extending from the upper end of said device to a point adjacent to said Valve substantially as set forth.

4. The bottle containing the device 15, the latter having the chamber Mat its lower end, the transverse aperture L communicating with said chamber, the hinged gate or valve adapted to close said aperture, the base J at the front of said gate or valve, the ball on said base, the chamber or space above said gate or valve, and an irregular groove extending from the upper end of said device into said space or chamber; substantially as set forth.

5. The bottle containing the device 13, which device containsin a substantially vertical partition at its lower end the aperture L, the substantially vertical gate or valve I adapted to close said aperture and hinged at its upper end, the base J in front of said gate or valve, the hood F over said base and said gate or valve, the ball Within the space he York and State of New York, this 30th day tween said hood and base and adapted to of April, A. D. 1896.

close said gate or valve, and an irregular groove extending from the upper end of said ERNESTO SASSENHOFF' device to a point adjacent to said valve; sub- Witnesses: stantially as set forth. CHAS. O. GILL,

Signed at New York, in the county of New E. J QS. BELKNAP. 

